RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Paul Miskimins

South Dakota State Senator, District 20 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Senator, District 20Born 1952

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 12; 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 57%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.9; Won 2020
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Appropriations

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 12 became law

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SB 36 authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for…
Fees · Became law Mar 2026

SB 130 make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction…
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1056 require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from…
Public Welfare and Assistance · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1118 make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish…
Animals and Livestock · Became law Feb 2026

HB 1058 require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application…
Gambling · Became law Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Miskimins sits in the South Dakota State Senate

Miskimins is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Glen Vilhauer, Brandon Wipf, Randy Deibert

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

With Miskimins’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans57%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the South Dakota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Miskimins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Miskimins	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 9, 2026	HB 1082: establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 20–14
Mar 5, 2026	HB 1245: authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 19–15
Mar 5, 2026	HB 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 20–14
Mar 4, 2026	HB 1263: eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 28–6
Mar 3, 2026	HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–3

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Miskimins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028South Dakota House of Representatives, District 20 South Dakota State Senate, District 20

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	South Dakota Legislative District 20	Won	—	R+41.1	—
2024	South Dakota State Senate, District 20	Won	—	—	—
2020	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 20	Won	R+9.9	—	—
2018	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 20	Won	R+4.1	—	—